We are Megan and Adam, a Scottish couple who are keen to continue travelling and explore more of the world by living like a local!

About Megan & Adam

We are Megan and Adam from Glasgow, Scotland. After both graduating from the University of Glasgow a few years ago (I studied Neuroscience and Adam studied Law) we decided that rather than jumping straight into a career or graduate job, we wanted to explore more of the world together and have new experiences. Having both travelled independently ...

We are Megan and Adam from Glasgow, Scotland. After both graduating from the University of Glasgow a few years ago (I studied Neuroscience and Adam studied Law) we decided that rather than jumping straight into a career or graduate job, we wanted to explore more of the world together and have new experiences. Having both travelled independently a lot during our university careers, we knew that we'd love to try living somewhere different for a while and so picked New Zealand (heavily influenced by Adam's love of rugby) for a working holiday visa. We left Scotland in November 2017 and travelled Asia and Australia for 3 months before arriving in Christchurch at the end of January 2018. For 9 months (until mid-November) we both worked in Christchurch, I was a Community Programme Coordinator at UC Accommodation and Adam was an Operations Manager at a trampoline arena. We are currently on the road again and plan to see as much of beautiful NZ as we can!

Why we want to house sit

Trusted Housesitters is the perfect solution for us as we will be able to feed our travel addiction, live like a local in the places we visit and hang out with adorable animals! Although we are mostly budget travellers by requirement, we prefer to stay in local guesthouses and family homes when we are travelling anyway. We just don't get the satisfaction of visiting and living somewhere new when staying in a hotel. Being able to live in a local's house and being immersed in the place you are travelling to is something we really love. Plus, where ever we go I seem to seek out animals to play with and so living in their home with them is an absolute dream!

Our experience

Although we are relatively new to the Trusted House-sitter community, we have plenty of informal experience house-sitting for our families, as well as regularly staying with other people in their homes whilst travelling. Not only have we found that this has given us invaluable skills and insight into the best way to happily coexist with strangers in their homes, we believe that we are respectful, tidy and polite guests, attributes which we can apply seamlessly when house-sitting.

As for experience with pets, we have lots. Adam has grown up always having a dog in his family home and so is no stranger to the routine and level of care and attention dogs require. Adam's mum has also owned a few horses in his lifetime and so he is very comfortable around horses. Before leaving home to travel last year, we both helped to train my sister's puppy, Bailey, as she settled into the family home. It certainly was a long process and required a lot of time and effort, and I can now appreciate the fact that my mum had said no to getting a dog all of those years when I was growing up (so worth it in the end though)! I also have 2 cats at home, one very cuddly and attention-seeking and one very independent, so I am very familiar with feline mannerisms from both ends of the scale. I also owned various small animals while growing up and so could easily care for rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, fish etc if required. We are very open to having new experiences and learning along the way and will always do our best to provide fantastic care for your pets. We just love animals!

Reviews (3)

Nikki - Christchurch, New Zealand

31 October - 05 November 2018

Megan and Adam, thanks so much for house sitting and looking after Lola and Claude so well. I really appreciated how you both took the time out to meet us and of course you won our kids over who “selected you”. The house was left tidy and clean and thanks for folding washing and popping new milk... + More

Megan and Adam, thanks so much for house sitting and looking after Lola and Claude so well. I really appreciated how you both took the time out to meet us and of course you won our kids over who “selected you”. The house was left tidy and clean and thanks for folding washing and popping new milk in the fridge and fresh bread in the cupboard for the lunches the next day. After getting home at 2 am, it was exactly we needed when we got up.

This is the first time we have used a house sitter and we will again. It was reassuring we didn’t have to put our needy gorgeous dog in the kennel or our cat that is recovering from a road accident either. Thanks again, we would gladly recommend you and welcome you back. Thanks heaps. Nikki and Mike

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Maureen - Christchurch, New Zealand

19 October - 22 October 2018

Megan and Adam were a lovely couple, easy to deal with and very accommodating when my plans changed unexpectantly and they had to deal with a third party for me. I wish them all the best in their future travels and have no hesitation in recommending them for house/pet sitting + More

Megan and Adam were a lovely couple, easy to deal with and very accommodating when my plans changed unexpectantly and they had to deal with a third party for me. I wish them all the best in their future travels and have no hesitation in recommending them for house/pet sitting

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July - Kaiapoi, New Zealand

06 October - 08 October 2018

Megan and Adam were amazing sitters!! They looked after our home and pets like their own and were very organised. I am very pleased we got them to sit for us during our time away from home.Would happily have them back again when there is another opportunity! + More

Megan and Adam were amazing sitters!! They looked after our home and pets like their own and were very organised. I am very pleased we got them to sit for us during our time away from home.Would happily have them back again when there is another opportunity!

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About Megan & Adam

We are Megan and Adam from Glasgow, Scotland. After both graduating from the University of Glasgow a few years ago (I studied Neuroscience and Adam studied Law) we decided that rather than jumping straight into a career or graduate job, we wanted to explore more of the world together and have new experiences. Having both travelled independently a lot during our university careers, we knew that we'd love to try living somewhere different for a while and so picked New Zealand (heavily influenced by Adam's love of rugby) for a working holiday visa. We left Scotland in November 2017 and travelled Asia and Australia for 3 months before arriving in Christchurch at the end of January 2018. For 9 months (until mid-November) we both worked in Christchurch, I was a Community Programme Coordinator at UC Accommodation and Adam was an Operations Manager at a trampoline arena. We are currently on t......

We are Megan and Adam from Glasgow, Scotland. After both graduating from the University of Glasgow a few years ago (I studied Neuroscience and Adam studied Law) we decided that rather than jumping straight into a career or graduate job, we wanted to explore more of the world together and have new experiences. Having both travelled independently a lot during our university careers, we knew that we'd love to try living somewhere different for a while and so picked New Zealand (heavily influenced by Adam's love of rugby) for a working holiday visa. We left Scotland in November 2017 and travelled Asia and Australia for 3 months before arriving in Christchurch at the end of January 2018. For 9 months (until mid-November) we both worked in Christchurch, I was a Community Programme Coordinator at UC Accommodation and Adam was an Operations Manager at a trampoline arena. We are currently on the road again and plan to see as much of beautiful NZ as we can!

Why we want to house sit

Trusted Housesitters is the perfect solution for us as we will be able to feed our travel addiction, live like a local in the places we visit and hang out with adorable animals! Although we are mostly budget travellers by requirement, we prefer to stay in local guesthouses and family homes when we are travelling anyway. We just don't get the satisfaction of visiting and living somewhere new when staying in a hotel. Being able to live in a local's house and being immersed in the place you are travelling to is something we really love. Plus, where ever we go I seem to seek out animals to play with and so living in their home with them is an absolute dream!

Our experience

Although we are relatively new to the Trusted House-sitter community, we have plenty of informal experience house-sitting for our families, as well as regularly staying with other people in their homes whilst travelling. Not only have we found that this has given us invaluable skills and insight into the best way to happily coexist with strangers in their homes, we believe that we are respectful, tidy and polite guests, attributes which we can apply seamlessly when house-sitting.

As for experience with pets, we have lots. Adam has grown up always having a dog in his family home and so is no stranger to the routine and level of care and attention dogs require. Adam's mum has also owned a few horses in his lifetime and so he is very comfortable around horses. Before leaving home to travel last year, we both helped to train my sister's puppy, Bailey, as she settled into the family home. It certainly was a long process and required a lot of time and effort, and I can now appreciate the fact that my mum had said no to getting a dog all of those years when I was growing up (so worth it in the end though)! I also have 2 cats at home, one very cuddly and attention-seeking and one very independent, so I am very familiar with feline mannerisms from both ends of the scale. I also owned various small animals while growing up and so could easily care for rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, fish etc if required. We are very open to having new experiences and learning along the way and will always do our best to provide fantastic care for your pets. We just love animals!